Celia Cruz pours on every kind of azucar

In a short speech, Cruz gives the requisite thanks, but the audience would rather have heard her sing the new single. After Cruz's comments draw to a close, publicist Vasquez reproaches anxious reporters hovering around the star: "Gentlemen, you can wait at the terrace because Celia is going directly there to give interviews."

Celia Cruz still rules the dance world with her 79th release

The queen, however, cannot escape her subjects; fans trapped Cruz a few feet away from the stage. Her manager stood by, amazed: "They go crazy; they don't even let her walk." Those standing politely on the patio waited in vain. The queen had left the building. Knocked out by her tumbao (and maybe a few mojitos), the celebrants of Cuban Time staggered out, walking demedio lao.